There is a critical information gap in terms of the quantitative economic impact of disasters on agriculture and on the livelihoods and food security of populations affected. FAO has undertaken a study to help fill this information gap, and to quantify where possible the impact of natural hazards on the agriculture sector in developing countries […]
This report by Anna Lindley, Lecturer in Migration and Development at SOAS, University of London, focuses on the humanitarian crisis in Somalia and the environmental, political, and structural dimensions and processes underlying it. The multi-causal factors of recent displacement and migration “prompt a series of policy challenges in relation to prevention, response and rights protection.”
Questioning ‘drought displacement’: environment, politics and migration in Somalia Read More »
Charles Godfray is Hope Professor at Oxford University and Director of the Oxford Martin Programme on the Future of Food. He is a Fellow of the Royal Society and a Foreign Member of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In this talk he explores the challenge we face in feeding the earth’s growing population
Video on how Uganda Red Cross helped to tackle food insecurity (Ep 1).
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In the spirit of ideas worth spreading, TEDx is a program of local, self-organized events that bring people together to share a TED-like experience. At a TEDx event, TEDTalks video and live speakers combine to spark deep discussion and connection in a small group. These local, self-organized events are branded TEDx, where x = independently
Achieving Food Security: Guy M Poppy at TEDxSouthamptonUniversity Read More »
Story of Vincent Paul, a beneficary of Rwandan Red Cross on how he improved his livelihood.
Rwanda: Food Security and livelihood Read More »
“To solve global food insecurity, the first step is to know the right question to ask.” Bill Pritchard, human geographer, challenges our views on what it takes to create a food-secure world. Bill is an Associate Professor in Geography at the University of Sydney, where he teaches and researches on food, agriculture and rural and
The Reality of Food Aid: Bill Pritchard at TEDxSydney Read More »
This Integrated Food Security Programme is supported by the Finnish Red Cross“The video shows the experience of the Malawi Red Cross Society that has introduced an integrated food security programme in 2011 as part of their wider food security strategy. It integrates community-based health care, sustainable livelihoods and water and sanitation together with HIV/AIDS awareness
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As population continues to grow, hunger has become a dire concern for billions of people around the world. Dr. Betty Bugusu presents an innovative, market-based approach to food security that also stimulates economic growth in developing countries. Dr. Bugusu also explains how individuals in developed countries play a vital role in solving this global crisis.
Waste Not Want Not: A Weapon For Food Security: Betty Bugusu at TEDxPurdueU Read More »
Interview with Roger Bracke, Head, Horn of Africa Operations.Despite efforts from the Ethiopian Government and from the farmers community, Ethiopia remains highly vulnerable to severe and chronic food security as a result (to a large extent) of its geographical location in a very hot and arid part of Africa, the Horn of Africa. In Ethiopia, agriculture still
Ethiopia food insecurity 2010 (interview) Read More »